We hunt pheasant and deer. Thats what they were supposed to be meant for. Reporter on january 1 anyone who buys a shotgun or rifle will also be required to pass a safety test. Live in daly city, linda yee, kpix 5. And also beginning january 1, all sales of tenround clips will be illegal. Also new tonight, there could be some relief from the housing crunch in a bay area city where nearly a fifth of the homes are overcrowded. Kpix 5s da lin on the plan to make it easier for families to get the spaces they need. Da . Reporter yeah, when people think of the peninsula, they think about silicon valley, Tech Companies and well. But there are many pockets along the peninsula especially here in East Palo Alto where families are struggling to get by sometimes two to three families will live together to make the cost of living easier. Now those families may get some help. City officials are opening the door to make it easier for people to convert garages and storage buildings into legal living un
male announcer live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. male announcer live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. Kron 4 news at 4 00 a. M. Starts now. Good morning it is monday december 1st. Were taking a look at outside from our roof camera here on van ness ave looking at San Francisco. Watching weather and traffic on this new years eve will be checking in with erica in just a few minutes but before we get to erica let us talk about the fiscal cliff we are in the final hours from keeping lawmakers from going over that so called fiscal cliff. Economist there that the combination of automatic spending cuts and tax increases could trigger a new recession. And spencer explains how negotiations today must now overcome a major setback. There will be part of it that i find disgusting rest principle which i may have to swallow in the name of compromise. Be a rare session on capitol hill. The senate will come to order. As lawmakers try to avoid the socalled fiscal
Good morning george. Good morning erica it is not a surprise were getting some reports of icing in the east bay. Arrow that is very oftentimes one of the worst in the first report black ice is san paolo and dam road west of bear creek road. There is an accident there already. It is suspected that eyes on the roadway may have been the cause. In terms of traffic on the freeways is like. Here is the bay bridge toll plaza we are seeing a rush of traffic. A four few more cars and weve seen but still light conditions for all of the bay area regions. Light traffic for highway 4 interstate 580. Thank you george knew this morning to people are in hospital after to alarm fire in San Francisco. The fire breaking out about 1 00 this morning. Let us turn to Jackie Sissell live on the scene. Pg e crews are live try to fix a gas line that was structured during the fire. You can see them duo ing the password. It looks to be destroyed from the fire. The fire broke out around 1 00 this morning and went
Breakfast cereal. Its time to talk about the economy. Good morning. Im Melissa Harrisperry. Halloween may be over, but some of you are still coming down off a sugar high after indulging your love for creepy characters. You know who you are. The ones who upon discovering that General Mills was releasing its classic monster cereals for a limited time only for halloween, booked to the Grocery Store to horde as many boxes as possible. We connect you with old friends, booberry, Franken Berry and even the return of fruity yummy mummy, which disappeared from the shelves in 1992, and fruit brute, which hasnt been seen in the cereal aisle for nor than 30 years. Of course the not stalgia for these cereals, you cant separate the childhood memories of eating those cereals from what motivated you to want them in the first place. Franken benry has strawberry flavored sweetness. Count chocula has chocolate flavored sweetness. And boo berry, blueberry flavored sweetness. It inspired a pavlovian cravin
Will legacy of Martin Luther king jr. To make this a tangible reality. It heart ens us to no e that this past century has made many gains. United states is a very different nation from what it was in 1963. Many of the egregious disparities no longer exist. Its very common to see African American people and many colors. In less than a span of a lifetime, our president is a man of african decent. Its clear that the struggles for civil rights in the 20th century transformed the legal status for African Americans and others who justice was denied. However it is the enforcement and spirit and intent of these laws that challenge this century. We have much work left to do. 50 years ago, ending segregation was a dream for African Americans throughout the country. Education was the gateway. Access to education would provide a Better Future for the children. Today that belief remains the same. Education is a pathway for future success. However access to high quality education still remains an il